Speaking to Huffington Post UK and other reports, Kelvin Fletcher - who plays the veteran Dales resident - explained: “Andy came understand why he went to those lengths.

“He knows he went way over the mark and there was absolutely no need. I don’t think Lawrence intended Andy to get as badly beaten up as he did.

“It was supposed to be just a bit of a talking to from these heavies, but in the scene, Andy sees that he’s going to get a kicking so makes the first move.

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“Lawrence doesn’t see any of this. He genuinely thinks it’s just been a talking to, so when he sees that Andy’s in hospital he’s horrified and feels guilty and dreadful.

“He makes an attempt to apologise. Andy says forget it. I think he even tries to pay him off to keep it quiet, but he says: ‘You’ve got to come clean. I want Chrissie and Bernice to hear it from you. That’s your way of apologising.’”

It's not over there though, as the stress of it all causes Lawrence to have a cardiac arrest in the middle of the pub - and who finds him? Robert, obviously. But will he save his former father-in-law?

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Chrissie and Andy’s romance is sure to ruffle a few feathers in the Dales, and it’s also been leaving viewers in a bit of a tizz, thanks to a series of saucy sex scenes.